The father of the Nintendo console Masayuki Uemura has died at the age of 78

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NES and SNES chief architect Masayuki Uemura died on December 6 at the age of 78.

Famicom – the system that would become the NES in the western world – was the brainchild of Uemura, who joined Nintendo as an engineer from Sharp in 1972, at a time when he was hesitant to explore the possibilities of e-entertainment.

When the Nintendo R & D2 was created, Uemura took over and played a key role in the development of Nintendo’s “Color TV-Game” systems – the company’s first test “invasion” of the domestic video game industry.

Uemura started working at Famicom in 1981, following a request from Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi to create a device capable of playing arcade games on television.

The combined sales of Famicom and its western counterpart, the NES, totaled 61.91 million units – 20 million of which were in Japan alone.

R & D2 will not only produce the Famicom but also its equally beloved successor, the SNES / Super Famicom.

He also developed the Famicom disk system only for Japan and the Super Famicom Satellaview, as well as the iconic NES Zapper.

During his tenure at the company, he also served as a producer, including Ice Climber, Clu Clu Land and a trilogy of sports titles: Soccer, Baseball and Golf.

Uemura retired from Nintendo in 2004 and became a professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, announcing the sad news of his death.

Speaking to Nintendo Life in 2020 during a rare visit to the United Kingdom, Uemura said:

The best moment I can remember was when we completed the development of Famicom. At the time, we did not know if it would be popular or not, but the fact that we are able to complete the product was very satisfying. This was the first mission. to make sure I had completed the development of the device and I did, so I was happy.

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